Adapted from GMM
Jean Todt has indicated he will seek a second term at the head of the FIA.
When the former Ferrari boss was campaigning for the role to replace predecessor Max Mosley, it was reported that he said he only wanted to stay for four years.
But according to journalist James Allen, who has interviewed Todt for the Financial Times, Jean Todt denied he ever committed to serving only one term.
"My frame of mind is to achieve as much as I can in my first mandate," he said in quotes published on Allen's blog. "I'm healthy, motivated. We don't have to decide anything for another two years," added the 65-year-old.
Jean Todt also played down some harsh criticism from Bernie Ecclestone, who in denouncing the F1 2013 engine rules recently also hit out at the Frenchman's presidential style.
"There is emotion, but what is important is never to overreact. I feel confrontation, unless it is necessary to achieve the final result, you lose time," he said.
Some insiders said the real dispute is actually about money. Frenchman confirmed that he is seeking a better commercial deal for the FIA in the next Concorde Agreement, with the current contract set to expire at the end of next year.
Jean Todt indicated he is not happy with his predecessor Max Mosley's handing over ten years ago of the 100-year commercial rights lease to Ecclestone for a reported $360 million, but admitted the deal "is what we have".
But as for the next Concorde, Jean Todt insisted "things have changed" in recent years.
"Technology has changed. Evolution has a price. I must make sure that the funding for the FIA is correct," said Jean Todt.
Jean Todt has indicated he will seek a second term at the head of the FIA.
When the former Ferrari boss was campaigning for the role to replace predecessor Max Mosley, it was reported that he said he only wanted to stay for four years.
But according to journalist James Allen, who has interviewed Todt for the Financial Times, Jean Todt denied he ever committed to serving only one term.
"My frame of mind is to achieve as much as I can in my first mandate," he said in quotes published on Allen's blog. "I'm healthy, motivated. We don't have to decide anything for another two years," added the 65-year-old.
Jean Todt also played down some harsh criticism from Bernie Ecclestone, who in denouncing the F1 2013 engine rules recently also hit out at the Frenchman's presidential style.
"There is emotion, but what is important is never to overreact. I feel confrontation, unless it is necessary to achieve the final result, you lose time," he said.
Some insiders said the real dispute is actually about money. Frenchman confirmed that he is seeking a better commercial deal for the FIA in the next Concorde Agreement, with the current contract set to expire at the end of next year.
Jean Todt indicated he is not happy with his predecessor Max Mosley's handing over ten years ago of the 100-year commercial rights lease to Ecclestone for a reported $360 million, but admitted the deal "is what we have".
But as for the next Concorde, Jean Todt insisted "things have changed" in recent years.
"Technology has changed. Evolution has a price. I must make sure that the funding for the FIA is correct," said Jean Todt.